An•gli•can Pronunciation: \ˈaŋ-gli-kən\ 1:of or relating to the Church of England and churches of similar faith and order. Yin•zer Pronunciation: \ yin-sur\ 1: Resident of Western PA, particularly Pittsburgh. Known for their love of all things Stillers , Donnie Iris and hatred of Cleveland. Most prized possessions are their terrible towels. Diet mainly consists of Primanti Bros sammiches, perogies, Islays chipped ham, and jumbo. Tend to be Catholic, Orthodox, Presby - not so much Anglican

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Shrove Tuesday

As I was thinking of a title for this piece, I came up with “Yes, the Fire Detection System Works” or "Ash Wednesday Comes a Day Early" or “The Case of the Burnt Pancakes” or “Never Let the Men of the Church Have Run of the Kitchen.”

At 1:15 AM this morning a phone call awakened me. It was the alarm company. A smoke detector had detected smoke in the kitchen area of the church and Peters Twp VFD was on its way in answer to the call.

I arrived at the church shortly thereafter and a fire truck and two police cruisers greeted me in the parking lot. The lot was lit up like Christmas! I let two firemen clad in Scott Air-packs and facemasks, looking like aliens from Mars, in through the front door as the alarm system was blasting like a loud claxon throughout the building. In short order they arrived in the kitchen and found the culprits – two large trays of blackened pancakes smoking away in the oven!

The firemen turned off the oven, disposed of the two trays outdoors and with two large fans cleared out most of the smoke. The kitchen and downstairs will smell like burnt pancakes for a few days. By 2:15 AM I was back in bed, smelling like burnt pancakes and with the adrenalin flowing full tilt, I listened to Gale and Sherman blissfully breathing in rhythmic sleep as I stared at the ceiling for the next hour!

Yet it was a very successful Shrove Tuesday Pancake and Sausage Supper ---- over 65 attendees, with lots of help and great fellowship. And one I will never forget!

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Senior pastor and rector of the Anglican Parish of Christ the Redeemer in the South Hills (Canonsburg PA) formerly St David's Anglican Church (ACNA) Peters Township PA, husband of Gale, father of Greg and Hannah (both grown up and married), grandfather of Matthew and Henry, and Aadhya and co-care taker of our dog, a PBGV named Sherman (after the tank). Graduate of Trinity School for Ministry, MDiv 1986, DMin 2017. Named an honorary canon of St Matthew's Cathedral, Diocese of Masindi-Kitara, Uganda, October 2012 by Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Stanley Ntagali. Elected to the Executive Committee of the ACNA 2017